2000: Played in all 31 matches and all 123 games as a junior ? Evolved into the team?s best server leading the Illini with 49 aces, the fourth-highest single-season total in school history ? Her average of 0.40 services aces per game ranked third in the Big Ten ? Set a career high of five aces against both Central Connecticut and Loyola ? Ranked third on the team in digs with 230 (1.87 per game) ? Tallied a career-high 16 digs in win over Northwestern on Oct. 20 ? Recorded double-figures in digs 10 times on the season ? Earned her third Varsity ?I? Award.

1999: Found her niche by mid-season, regularly rotating into the Illini lineup to strengthen passing and back row defense ? Saw action in 14 matches, including the last 10 of the season ? Recorded a season-high 11 digs against Penn State on Nov. 6 ? Tallied seven digs and added a career-high two kills in a road victory over Indiana ? Registered 14 digs over two matches in the NCAA Tournament ? Averaged 1.58 digs per game on the season ? Earned her second Varsity ?I? Award.

1998: Saw action in nine matches and 14 games as a defensive specialist as a freshman ? Collected one dig at Minnesota ? Competed in all three postseason matches, playing in one game against Southwest Texas State and Long Beach State and in all three games of the Colorado match ? Earned first Varsity ?I? Award.

HIGH SCHOOL...
A three-year letterwinner for Wheaton North ? Played right-side hitter in high school ? Chicago Sun-Times Honorable Mention All-State in 1997 ? Named to the All-DuPage Valley Conference Special Mention team ? Was a member of the DuPage Valley Volleyball Academic All-Conference Team, 1995-97 ? Helped Wheaton North reach the IHSA Sweet 16 in 1997.

PERSONAL...
Parents are Eugene and Elizabeth Lindner ? Majoring in health education ? Was active in the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society ? Member of the yearbook staff and choir ? Was on Wheaton North's Academic Honor Roll all four years ? Enjoys swimming, playing softball, running, reading and singing ? Has worked at an animal shelter over past summers.